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A Roman Marble Cinerary Vase

A Roman Marble Cinerary Vase, 1st Century A.D.

This Roman marble cinerary vase from the 1st Century A.D. is an ornate funerary vessel featuring intricate carved reliefs including griffins, a candelabrum, masks of Dionysus, and ivy motifs. The piece showcases exceptional marble carving techniques characteristic of Roman craftsmanship, with a domed lid topped by a lion figure.

Medium: with splayed foot, the body carved in front with a rectangular panel of inscription left blank above two confronted griffins flanking a candelabrum, on each side with a mask of bearded Dionysos crowned with a wreath of ivy leaves and berries, and on the back with a sprig of ivy growing from a calyx of acanthus radiating from the splayed foot, the domed lid decorated with radiating overlapping leaves and surmounted by a lion devouring its prey; the lion's hindquarters restored.
Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Master Sculpture from Four Millennia

July 4, 2023

Estimate: $50,000 – $80,000

Lot 105

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A Roman Marble Cinerary Vase, A Roman Marble Cinerary Vase, 1st Century A.D.

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with splayed foot, the body carved in front with a rectangular panel of inscription left blank above two confronted griffins flanking a candelabrum, on each side with a mask of bearded Dionysos crowned with a wreath of ivy leaves and berries, and on the back with a sprig of ivy growing from a calyx of acanthus radiating from the splayed foot, the domed lid decorated with radiating overlapping leaves and surmounted by a lion devouring its prey; the lion's hindquarters restored.

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